"Ajari" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /à.d͡ʒà.ɾí/ Forms: Àjàrí [canonical]
Etymology: à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + rí (“to see”), literally “One who fought to be seen”, compare with Àjàyí Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|jà|rí|lit=One who fought to be seen|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to fight|t3=to see}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + rí (“to see”), literally “One who fought to be seen” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Àjàrí|head2=}} Àjàrí, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Àjàrí}} Àjàrí, {{yo-prop|Àjàrí}} Àjàrí
  1. (Ekiti) a unisex given name given to children born facing downwards Tags: Ekiti Related terms: Àjàyí
    Sense id: en-Ajari-yo-name-64~JHZr- Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Yoruba female given names, Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba unisex given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a-: 58 42
  2. (Ekiti) A unisex oríkì name given to children born facing downwards Tags: Ekiti
    Sense id: en-Ajari-yo-name-gYsU4dDn Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Yoruba given names, Yoruba oriki names, Yoruba unisex given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
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